The first human bird flu death was reported out of Louisiana on Monday, Jan. 6. The same case was the first serious case of ...

But it had never been officially designated to be what many had just assumed it was — the national bird. The bald eagle is indigenous to North America.

“You know, most people think the Bald Eagle is the national bird,” he said, corking the bottle. Books, newspapers, and plenty of experts made that claim. Even government websites asserted as much.

The bald eagle is officially the national bird of the United States. Wait ... what? Hasn't the bald eagle been the national bird for centuries? Actually, no. While the bird has been on quarters ...

“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” Jack Davis, co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, said in a statement. “But now the ...

The bald eagle has been made the official national bird of the United States of America. On Tuesday, Dec. 24, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law that officially recognizes the bird of ...

and Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to designate the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States. “The bald eagle is an enduring symbol of American freedom and values, and I am thrilled ...

Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans — something they say is concerning but not a cause for alarm.

The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets. Bird flu has been spreading for years in ...

The White House announced on Christmas Eve President Joe Biden signed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird. The bill, signed Monday after being passed unanimously by ...

While it's been a symbol of the nation since its the early days, it took President Joe Biden's signature on Christmas Eve to make it the country's national bird. Legislation introduced by ...

(AP) — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird.